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aussie bit by a young cottonmouth in february
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by bluebaby on May 29, 2010
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In february my 10 year old aussie mix was bitten by a small cottonmouth,on his lower jaw.We took him to the vet within an hour, they gave him steroids antibiotics and pain meds and we thought he was doing ok but he has started chewing on himself real bad.He has always been a licker and we have always given him Benadryll, (our vet thought he is allergic to fleas).Since the snake bite he paces the floor,he goes in circles around the table, and he has chewed hiself raw, we put a cone on and he chews another place.I read that you can give dogSt Johns Wort, so I give him that and benadryll, I guess my Question is do you think the snake bite messed up his nervous system.We live in The Florida panhandle,He has been a great dog, but his personality has changed since the snakebite,is that possible, please help us Cindy
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by AquaHerp on May 29, 2010
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My initial reaction is that it is not due to the snakebite. Displaced aggression in mammals is a common disorder. Sometimes it is physiological and may arise from pain the animal is feeling elsewhere and it reacts by attacking the source of the pain (i.e. itself). It may also be psychological. Talk more with your vet and you may even want to get a second opinion. Depomedrol has been used successfully in treating the physical aspect (it is a steroid and help with the pain). Believe it or not, many pets have been placed on drugs such as Prozac with favorable results.
Good luck.
DH
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by bluebaby on May 29, 2010
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Blue and I thank-you for your help and advise, Blue is a sweet sweet dog that thinks he is a people.
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by AquaHerp on May 29, 2010
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Good luck. Talk with the vet about 'Hot Spots". It may take some trouble shooting, but you'll get to the root.
DH
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